Entonox as an analgesic agent during panretinal photocoagulation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1107-1108

  Cook, Helen L ^a   Newsom, R S B ^a   Mensah, E ^a   Saeed, M ^a   James, D ^a   Ffytche, T J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; LASER COAGULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; LIGHT COAGULATION; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0036784460     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.10.1107     Document Type: Article

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